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Friday, December 7, 2012

Friendsgiving.

Last night, J and I hosted a Friendsgiving for some of his work friends. I think my favorite part of our house is being able to host people, even just simple little get togethers like this one was.

Santa even came!

Have I mentioned how much I love my table?! Friendsgiving was a great excuse to snag some lovely table wreaths from Trader Joe's and pretty napkins from World Market to pretty up the settings. Those cinnamon scented pinecones were a steal at wal-mart and made adorable placecard holders!

Simple and easy settings!

After supper, we broke out Battle of the Sexes (one of the white elephant gifts) and learned that Justin knows just about all of the girl questions! He almost single-handedly won two games for the guys.

Overall, friendsgiving was a success. I really love having people in our house. Its little and cozy and just right for small crowds.

After the dishes were done and everyone had gone home, Justin and I laid and bed and talked about how strange adulthood can be sometimes. It was easy to find and maintain amazing friendships in high school and college. Post-college, really really great friends can be hard to find. {Or is it just me that thinks this?} After last night, we decided that we are even more committed to investing in people and make a point to have more nights like friendsgiving with really, really good friends.

You are blessed! What a gift to find sweet, deep friendships in your season of life. I know very few people more deserving. Let me know when you and Justin have talked through the Colorado visit and give me a call...missing you all the time!

Your Friendsgiving looked fabulous! I agree its gets so much harder to maintain and even make great friendships. My Husband and I have many great friends but they are all out of state and now that we live in this new town its so hard to put yourself 'out there' when the common ground is so small. Its easy in high school or college to bond over sports, hobbies, clubs and what not, but after words.... its not so easy.

I absolutely love everything about this post. The table is beautiful--I need to get some napkin rings!And, I totally agree that good friends are super hard to find. I'm thankful we've got a good group--and am also thankful for your reminder that I need to hold them close!

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